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A reading from the holy gospel according to Luke
That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. He asked them, “What are you discussing as you walk along?” They stopped, looking downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?” And he replied to them, “What sort of things?” They said to him, “The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him. But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides all this, it is now the third day since this took place. Some women from our group, however, have astounded us: they were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body; they came back and reported that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who announced that he was alive. Then some of those with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women had described, but him they did not see.” And he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures. As they approached the village to which they were going, he gave the impression that he was going on farther. But they urged him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. Then they said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?” So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered together the eleven and those with them who were saying, “The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!” Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.
EVANGILE DE JESUS CHRIST SELON ST. LUC
Et voici, ce même jour, deux disciples allaient à un village nommé Emmaüs, éloigné de Jérusalem de soixante stades; et ils s’entretenaient de tout ce qui s’était passé. Pendant qu’ils parlaient et discutaient, Jésus s’approcha, et fit route avec eux. Mais leurs yeux étaient empêchés de le reconnaître. Il leur dit: De quoi vous entretenez-vous en marchant, pour que vous soyez tout tristes? L’un d’eux, nommé Cléopas, lui répondit: Es-tu le seul qui, séjournant à Jérusalem ne sache pas ce qui y est arrivé ces jours-ci? - Quoi? leur dit-il. -Et ils lui répondirent: Ce qui est arrivé au sujet de Jésus de Nazareth, qui était un prophète puissant en oeuvres et en paroles devant Dieu et devant tout le peuple, et comment les principaux sacrificateurs et nos magistrats l’on livré pour le faire condamner à mort et l’ont crucifié. Nous espérions que ce serait lui qui délivrerait Israël; mais avec tout cela, voici le troisième jour que ces choses se sont passées. Il est vrai que quelques femmes d’entre nous nous ont fort étonnés; s’étant rendues de grand matin au sépulcre et n’ayant pas trouvé son corps, elles sont venues dire que des anges leurs sont apparus et ont annoncé qu’il est vivant. Quelques-uns de ceux qui étaient avec nous sont allés au sépulcre, et ils ont trouvé les choses comme les femmes l’avaient dit; mais lui, ils ne l’ont point vu. Alors Jésus leur dit: O hommes sans intelligence, et dont le coeur est lent à croire tout ce qu’ont dit les prophètes! Ne fallait-il pas que le Christ souffrît ces choses, et qu’il entrât dans sa gloire? Et, commençant par Moïse et par tous les prophètes, il leur expliqua dans toutes les Écritures ce qui le concernait. Lorsqu’ils furent près du village où ils allaient, il parut vouloir aller plus loin. Mais ils le pressèrent, en disant: Reste avec nous, car le soir approche, le jour est sur son déclin. Et il entra, pour rester avec eux. Pendant qu’il était à table avec eux, il prit le pain; et, après avoir rendu grâces, il le rompit, et le leur donna. Alors leurs yeux s’ouvrirent, et ils le reconnurent; mais il disparut de devant eux. Et ils se dirent l’un à l’autre: Notre coeur ne brûlait-il pas au dedans de nous, lorsqu’il nous parlait en chemin et nous expliquait les Écritures? Se levant à l’heure même, ils retournèrent à Jérusalem, et ils trouvèrent les onze, et ceux qui étaient avec eux, assemblés et disant: Le Seigneur est réellement ressuscité, et il est apparu à Simon. Et ils racontèrent ce qui leur était arrivé en chemin, et comment ils l’avaient reconnu au moment où il rompit le pain.
